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- Laura Shults
- March 14, 2012
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“There is no room for a halfway approach. Heavy economic penalties should be imposed on all producers and consumers of animal products, as well as nations that continue the practice,” warns Dr.Oppenlander.
Take the chance to learn what everyone should have been taught a long time ago, to reveal the facts that have been distorted or completely twisted.
Everyone deserves to know the truth about what is really going on in the world. Some may choose to ignore this right. But the more of us who take the truth upon ourselves as a responsibility, the sooner the precious Earth will begin healing.
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Laura Shults
Laura Shults is working to spread peace through veganism, and is devoted to finding the truth through love and harmony.
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You are an angel of hope & joy...♥ Thank you, Zach.
I had a mammogram perhaps 15 year ago - how can we abuse our bodies so?! If you mistreat your breast…
Great article. I even hard that a gluten free diet has tremedously helped children with autism.
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Carl, continuing with a meat based diet is devastating our environment and the U.N. reported that raising animals for food is "one of the top two or three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems at every scale from local to global." This would be true regardless of the rising population, although the huge rise in population is also a very big problem.
Dee, this is a great point but a bit off topic. We cannot continue to consume a meat and dairy based diet or soon the shortages of resources are going to kill so many people than are already dying because of the ignorance of so many!
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Roberta - Then support Planned Parenthood and contraception programs around the world.
Of course, I'm doubting a village of Etheopians would consume as many resources as one typical American, but it would help them by perhaps easing their poverty. One less mouth to feed equals more for the rest of the family.
Elizabeth G. - I agree that it would be great for people to cut down on animal consumption but please share - why does everyone have to "not give up meat"? Does everyone really have to eat animal flesh and if so, why do you think that way?
the reason you should be concerned Carl is because if everyone in the world ate a typical American diet we would need 4 earth-sized planets to meet the need for meat. other countries may be having larger populations explosions but we're the ones wasting a greater amount of energy and other resources. so unless you know where we can get our hands on 3 more earth-like planets you need to make more responsible choices.
Good point Chelsea, you are on target. I'm a vegan. I have it down pat. I haven't been sick in years because I am a vegan. I eat no animal fat, only plant protein and my heart loves it. My brain is fed by ground flaxseed for Omegas and I have vegs and fruits and vegs every day. 4 1/2 cups of them. I don't get colds, i don't get high blood pressure and I exercise plus do yoga. The last time I went to a doctor he was smoking in his office. Not cool. Write to me if you have any questions at all. Make sure you get enough fiber. I aim for 38 grams daily. OH, protein I eat approx 41 grams daily. VEGANISM is EASY! I endorse a plant protein drink that is chocolate. Write me for the name. :) :)
To me, this article is about 3 conversations at once:
1) The problems with consumerism (thank to Pamela H. for pointing this out)
2) Human overpopulation
3) Animal suffering because of humans and our activities/habits
All three should be addressed directly. Many point out that certain nations disproportionately consume the planet (quite literally), while others continue to indulge in rampant and flagrant overpopulation (usually facilitated by religions) and this is in many ways levied on the backs of OTHER species, free (wildlife) and slave (domesticated) alike, and there does need to be fact-finding and truth seeking independent of the animal industries in whose interests "studies" are conducted that support the consumption of other species in one form or another.
This is a good article - it's opened the Pandora's Box of discussion on three fronts, and those three topics can be addressed as stand-alone issues or as macro-intertwined issues.
Why should I restrict my lifestyle to handle the irresponsible population growth in other parts of the world ?
E.g. in my lifetime the population in my country has risen by 10% and this is due to immigration.
In the same time Somalia's population has grown by 200%, India's by over 100%, Pakistan's by over 200%, China's by about 90%, Iraq's by almost 300%, Iran's by 200% and so on
And except for China none of them are doing anything significant about it.
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